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Rental Fact Sheet

  • The library is available for rental after 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, Saturdays after 1pm, and anytime Sundays.
  • A standard rental agreement allows 4 hours before midnight for each event. Hours are available after midnight at an additional charge.
  • The library will accommodate 220 seated guests and 300 standing. With a dance floor, the space will accommodate up to 170 seated.
  • No birdseed, rice, glitter, or confetti may be thrown on the steps or inside. 
  • The library provides a choice of two caterers. 
  • Food and beverages may not be taken outside the library.
  • No red wine allowed in the Exhibit Gallery. 
  • No Potted plants or trees.
  • No helium balloons are allowed inside the library.
  • No open flames, candles, other than sterno are permitted in the library.
  • No kegs of beer are allowed in the library.
  • The library is accessible to people with disabilitiesin the adjoining Peabody Institute.
  • Parking arrangements are on own, valet parking is suggested.
  • The library is air-conditioned and humidity-controlled. 
  • A specific date may be held without a deposit and contract for only one week.
  • A date will be considered confirmed only upon receipt of a signed contract and a deposit of one-half of both the room rental and service fee.
  • Musical entertainment must be approved by the Events Office, due to the proximity of the Peabody Concert Hall.
  • No amplified music permitted in the Exhibit Gallery
  • Photos and Video not permitted in the Exibit Gallery.
  • All buildings of the Peabody Institute are smoke-free environments.
  • Guests and vendors including photographers are not allowed in the stacks. 
  • Musical entertainment, designers, decorators, florists, and photographers must be approved by Linda Blake.

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Rental Costs

  • Private & corporate: $5,000
  • Non-Profit Organizations: $4,000
  • If you are a Johns Hopkins Division/Department/Full Time Employee/Student or Alumni, please contact the Events Office for Rental Information
  • Rental of the Library includes tables & chairs
  • Rental begins at 8pm Tue-Fri, Saturday 4pm, Monday and Sunday anytime (this allows for a 3 hour set up time)
  • A fee of $500.00 will be charged for each hour over the 4 hours allowed per event
  • Cancellations are refundable only if there is at least 90 days advance notice.  The amount refunded is the deposit less 50%. 
  • As an alternative, Consider Historic Houses of Hopkins

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